Guru’s Holiday Must Haves!

Guru has put aside his own personal letter to the North Pole to bring you Guru’s Holiday Must Haves. Here are the basics of what every reader needs to know this holiday:

• BlackBerry® JDE v4.2.1
• Membership to the BlackBerry Alliance Program
• Holiday Applications
• 12 Ways of BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone

BlackBerry JDE v4.2.1 and JDE Component Package v4.2.1 – Coming Soon!
To extend the giving nature of the holiday season, here is a sneak peek at what features to look forward to with the next release of the BlackBerry Java™ Development Environment (JDE):

• JSR-82: Full Bluetooth support
• Video playback support through JSR-135
• Adding a menu to the Media application based on MIME type
• BlackBerry Messenger APIs: Allows an application to provide BlackBerry Messenger users with additional 2-way communication services
• Application Control API: Third party applications can now prompt users to allow application control permissions

Also available, the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) Component Package v4.2.1 which includes the required components for developing third party BlackBerry applications using external integrated development environments (IDE). Stay tuned to www.blackberry.com/developers in the new year for this release.

BlackBerry Alliance Program – Membership has its rewards
Already developing for BlackBerry? Why not join our program. The BlackBerry Alliance Program isn’t free, but it can more than pay for itself by helping you take your application to the growing market of BlackBerry users. Benefits of the program include:

• Free BlackBerry devices
• Application development support from experienced RIM personnel
• Specially priced BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software for testing and development
• Participation in beta programs
• Sales and marketing support
• Promotional opportunities in the BlackBerry channel and customer communities
• Access to BlackBerry Partner Portal for sales, marketing, product and technical information
• Invitation to the BlackBerry Partner Summit to network with various partners including Carriers
• Invitation to an annual technical Round Table, including interaction with RIM’s product management team
• Promotion in the annual BlackBerry Solutions Guide

Want to know more? Visit: www.blackberry.com/partners

HoHoHo Applications and More
Fill your stockings with Must-Have applications this holiday!

• Not sure what to get your younger sister? How about Ringtone Megaplex, including a variety of holiday tunes to put her in the holiday spirit each and every time she gets a message or a call. Dad hard to buy for? Keep him entertained while the turkey is in the oven with the Santa's Workshop game.
• Planning a holiday party and not sure where to start? Organize your party and your holiday shopping with the ToDO Matrix and serve up some elegant bevys with the Cocktail Mixer app.
• On a budget? Aren’t we all! Handango is offering 20% off all the mentioned applications when purchased before the end of December!

The low-down on these apps:

Santa’s Workshop by Pick Up and Play Santa is running late and needs your help to save Christmas. Gather the presents from the busy elves without letting too many drop. Load them onto the sleigh, avoiding the incoming reindeer. Fly through the crisp night sky dropping gifts into every good girls and boys house. The more presents you load safely in each game, gives you more to deliver!
Ringtone Megaplex for BlackBerry by Terratial Technologies Be distinctive in the crowd with unique and entertaining ring tones for your BlackBerry. Choose from a broad collection of over 1,000 different ring tones, including new holiday sounds.
ToDo Matrix by REXwireless For the busy person always juggling a mile long list of things “to do”. Manage both work and home projects, tasks and more. You’re priorities are always organized and it even comes with built-in reminders. Features include unlimited categories and projects, multiple reminder alerts, snooze functionality and desktop access options. Keep your holiday parties and cookie exchanges running smoothly this holiday!
	Cocktail Mixer from Sprite Interactive Always fancied yourself as a cocktail wizard? Now you can be one with the Cocktail Mixer. Containing all the classics, and some you have never heard of, they are all guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds! Cocktails are broken down by their ingredients, with easy to follow instructions, so you can create the perfect Pina Colada in no time at all! Dazzle your holiday party guests with just the right mix.

Visit Handango’s Software Store for BlackBerry and enter promotional code RIMDEC06 for any of the applications mentioned in this article to get your 20% discount!

12 Ways of BlackBerry Pearl
Just 12 of the new features for the BlackBerry Pearl which the BlackBerry folks made for thee:

12: It’s the smallest sleek and sexy smartphone in the market 11: A handy 1.3MP camera with flash, self portrait mirror and zoom built in 10: Audio and video playback in a variety of formats on the Media Player 9: BlackBerry® Maps 8: Phone, Email, Text Messaging (SMS and MMS), Instant Messaging and Web Browser 7: SureType® technology 6: Speaker phone and Voice Activated Dialing 5: Bluetooth® cap–a-bil-ity! 4: Dedicated Send, End, Mute and convenience keys 3: Expandable SD Memory 2: Volume Keys 1: Trackball

Learn more! www.blackberrypearl.com